Pottery Vendor Glazed Bowls Market Boat in at a floating market boat in El Mahalla El Kubra

Pottery Vendor Glazed Bowls Market Boat

by Joan Middleton

Overcast late afternoon light flattens the colors on a narrow wooden boat moored in El Mahalla El Kubra. Stacks of glazed ceramic bowls in earthy ochre, deep indigo, and matte terracotta line the gunwales, their wet surfaces reflecting the grey sky. A vendor in a loose linen shirt arranges the rim of a shallow bowl, fingers brushing the cool clay. Behind the stall, the canal stretches into a haze of mist, lined with other flat-bottomed vessels and reeds turning brown with the season. The water laps gently against the hull, carrying ripples that distort the reflection of the stacked ceramics. A faded blue rope secures the boat to a wooden piling, frayed at the ends where the fiber meets the damp wood.

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pottery glazed bowls floating market El Mahalla El Kubra Egypt ceramic vendor canal late autumn
Camera Nikon D810*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Nikon D810 photos, grab one online.
Lens 500mm f/4
Focal Length 500mm
Aperture f/4
Shutter Speed 1/500
ISO 6400
Film processed with film emulation preset
Location at a floating market boat in El Mahalla El Kubra
Date 2015-07-13
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 31.0721, 31.1177
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